State expands squirrel hunting

2:21 AM,
Mar. 23, 2014

New regulations passed this week will expand squirrel hunting opportunities.

Written by

Brian Albert Broom
bbroom@clarionledger.com

Changes to Mississippi's squirrel hunting seasons cleared the final hurdle this week when Gov. Phil Bryant signed Senate Bill 2369 into law.

Under the new regulations, squirrel season will open statewide on Oct.1, giving hunters five months to chase bushy-tails in the fall and winter seasons. Prior to the bill's passage, seasons began around Oct.1 in the northern zone, Oct. 15 in central Mississippi and Oct. 28 in the south.

Additionally, hunters will have a spring season. SB 2369 allows the Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks to set a season between May 15 and June 1. According to ...